Growth

Economists have convinced the general public, businessmen and politicians that the purpose of life is a rapidly
growing economy. Unfortunately, economists never mingle with biologists on campus. If they did, there would learn
there is a downside to a growing economy:

It is not sustainable. We live on a finite earth with finite resources. This applies to both renewable and
non-renewable resources.

When the economy grows, pollution grows, including CO₂ and other greenhouse gases.

As the economy grows, we consume non-renewable resources at an accelerated rate.